Minnesota Wild: Top 5 Defensive Seasons in Franchise History Devon Platana | March 30, 2021 Defense and goaltending. Those are two aspects of the Minnesota Wild’s identity that have been prevalent through most of the team’s 21-year history. While we recently looked at the highest-scoring…
Several Capitals Nearing Impressive Milestones Aidan Fischer | March 5, 2021 Twenty-two games into the 2020-21 season, the Washington Capitals find themselves sitting atop the MassMutual East Division standings. A big reason for the team’s success is their ability to put…
Capitals Getting a Big Boost From Backstrom’s Consistency Carl Knauf | March 3, 2021 He’s played Robin to Alex Ovechkin’s Batman. Nicklas Backstrom isn’t underrated by any means, but his greatness has been overshadowed by Ovechkin’s magnitude. That doesn’t matter though because the Washington…
Capitals COVID Issues Provide a Positive Outlook Into Their Future Gabriel Guindi | January 30, 2021 To say that the Washington Capitals took a hit to their roster this week is an understatement. With the sudden and surprising temporary disbandment of the Russian core comprising of…
Capitals’ Backstrom Is Most Underrated Player in the NHL Gabriel Guindi | January 22, 2021 When conversing with non-hockey fans about hockey, the same few names always come up in conversation. Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, and Alex Ovechkin are the names that non-hockey fans usually…
2020-21 Season Openers: Flames Lose Again, Islanders & Capitals Excel John Kreiser | January 15, 2021 The Calgary Flames still can’t win on opening night, not even with a two-goal lead. But the start of the 2020-21 NHL season portended good things for two East Division…
Capitals Keys to 2020-21 Success: Improved Power Play & Goaltending Aidan Fischer | January 7, 2021 The calendar year of 2020 was not kind to the Washington Capitals. They went 14-11-3 in the regular season and were losing their lead in the Metropolitan Division before the…
Top 10 Best Undrafted NHL Goalies Jeff Seide | December 27, 2020 The NHL Entry Draft has long been the NHL’s pipeline for talent. While teams draft players in the hope that they will one day be in their NHL lineup, there…
Capitals’ Future Drafting Focus Must Turn to the Center Marcus Boutilier | October 29, 2020 The Washington Capitals understand they must address the center position as their perennial number-one center and future Hall of Fame inductee, Nicklas Backstrom’s career winds down. He recently signed an…
NHL Rumors: Bruins, Capitals, Rangers, Jets, Flames, More Jim Parsons | August 14, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is news on David Pastrnak not being available for the Boston Bruins and Nicklas Backstrom being out for the Washington Capitals. Matthew Tkachuk may…
Capitals Face Tough Roster Decisions Jack Dawkins | June 30, 2020 It has been reported that the NHL salary cap might be effectively frozen at $81.5 million until 2023. During that time period, Alex Ovechkin’s current contract will expire, several players…
Capitals’ 2022 Olympics Roster Projections Ty Hudec | May 16, 2020 The 2022 Beijing Olympics represent the next major international tournament on the horizon for hockey fans around the world. After the 2020 IIHF World Championships were canceled and plans for…
